Chaos knew no years.
Lin Tian slowly opened his eyes, his consciousness gradually awakening from slumber.
"Another few hundred yuan epochs have passed..." Lin Tian murmured softly, a wave of emotion rising in his heart.
Time no longer held any meaning for him. He had grown accustomed to it, yet it was filled with meaning and gains.
Throughout this long period of cultivation, Lin Tian had continued to explore and comprehend, finally realizing his own unique Dao.
He deeply understood that the path of cultivation was not limited to any one of the traditional Three Thousand Great Daos. One had to integrate all methods and achieve the realm where all laws returned to one.
Now, he had comprehended his own Dao, mastered Primordial Power, and attained an astonishing level of cultivation.
"I am the Dao; the Dao is not me." Lin Tian muttered to himself. These words represented his entirely new understanding of the Dao.
He knew well that true experts were not bound by the Dao, but could merge with it and wield its power.
At this moment, he possessed the strength of a peak Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
However, Lin Tian did not become arrogant because of it.
He knew that the path of cultivation had no end, and higher realms still awaited his breakthrough.
"Since my cultivation is over, I'll continue traveling through Chaos!"
Lin Tian knew that as the Chaos Demon Gods were born, Chaos would descend into turmoil.
Once all of Chaos shattered, wouldn't all those treasures go to waste?
Therefore, Lin Tian prepared to save the treasures from disaster. Hehe!!!
With a wave of his hand, Lin Tian put away the formation and headed off in a random direction.
He traveled on, stopping and going along the way.
Of course, Lin Tian did not take everything he came across.
Now that his realm had risen, he no longer cared for anything too shabby.
"Hm? There's a formation ahead? What is it protecting?"
Lin Tian stopped and looked ahead.
He saw currents of energy surging before him, golden light circulating around them, making it impossible to see what lay within.
"A mere formation thinks it can stop me?"
It was only a Guardian Formation. It could not stump Lin Tian.
Lin Tian immediately extended his palm, activated his magic power, and struck the Guardian Formation directly.
Yet it did not budge in the slightest.
Lin Tian had been somewhat overconfident, thinking his current strength was enough. "Ahem, how embarrassing!"
He then began searching for a way to break the formation.
Not long after.
Lin Tian activated his magic power again and struck the formation's weak point with his palm.
"Crack!"
A shattering sound rang out, and a huge hole instantly appeared in the formation.
Lin Tian promptly ran inside.
A moment later, the damaged part was restored by the formation.
"So it's a giant cocoon of a Chaos Demon God. No wonder it was protected by a Guardian Formation. I see now."
Lin Tian instantly understood as he looked at the massive cocoon wrapped in purple energy before him.
The entire cocoon was purple, laws flowing around it as Dao Rhythm filled the air.
"It's actually the Law of Battle."
Though the law was faint, Lin Tian still sensed it.
"This should be the Chaos Demon Ape. Hmm, he hasn't been born yet. How boring."
Lin Tian looked it over from every angle, but found nothing unusual.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning, making him secretly delighted. "Hehe, I've got nothing better to do anyway. If I preach the Dao to him now, will he remember me in the future?"
Just the thought of it was incredibly exciting!
After all, having the chance to preach the Dao to a Chaos Demon God was not something just anyone could do. When he mentioned it to others in the future, he could brag about it properly.
Actions spoke louder than thoughts. With that in mind, Lin Tian sat down cross-legged without hesitation.
However, just as he was about to begin preaching the Dao, his heart tightened. He suddenly realized that he had no idea how to preach the Dao at all!
What was he supposed to do now?
As he fretted anxiously, inspiration struck. He suddenly recalled the classics he had read in his previous life—the Dao De Jing.
This Daoist scripture, written by Laozi after attaining sainthood, had been passed down through the ages and contained endless wisdom and mysteries.
Moreover, as his own strength continued to rise, his past memories became increasingly clear.
Back then, he had often studied Daoist and Buddhist scriptures, and had a rather deep understanding of the doctrines and philosophies contained within those classics.
Lin Tian took a deep breath and slowly began to recite, "The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name..."
Though his voice was not loud, it seemed to carry a steady and powerful force as it echoed through the space.
Gradually, Lin Tian became completely immersed in the profound and mysterious scripture, forgetting everything around him.
At that moment, an unexpected and strange phenomenon suddenly appeared.
One radiant golden lotus after another bloomed out of thin air around him.
They were dreamlike in their beauty, emitting mysterious and enchanting light that illuminated the entire space in magnificent gold, wondrous beyond compare.
As he finished reciting the final word, the golden lotuses gradually vanished.
"Whew! I didn't expect the Dao De Jing to be somewhat helpful to my own cultivation too."
By reciting the Dao De Jing just now, Lin Tian had also gained a clearer understanding of his own path of cultivation.
"All right, little monkey, I'm leaving. The rest depends on your Creation. Remember, my name is Lin Tian!"
Just as Lin Tian turned to leave, several dazzling streaks of golden light suddenly appeared in the void and gathered toward him.
"This is...?"
Lin Tian was greatly astonished. For a moment, he was at a complete loss, unable to make sense of what those mysterious golden lights meant.
The dazzling golden lights shot straight down toward him with lightning speed.
However, at that critical instant, Lin Tian seemed to gain sudden insight and immediately understood the origin and intent of the golden lights.
Thus, he made no move to resist. He simply stood where he was, calmly receiving the golden lights that were about to descend upon him.
In an instant, the golden light flooded over Lin Tian like a tide, completely submerging him.
Then, the light receded and slowly merged into his body, finally disappearing without a trace.
"So that's it! This is actually Great Dao Merit! It must be because I preached the Dao here for the first time, and the Great Dao recognized my actions and specially bestowed it as a reward!"
Lin Tian came to a sudden realization, delight appearing on his face.
One had to know that, at this very moment, the Chaos Demon Gods had yet to be born into the world.
Yet Lin Tian had taken the lead and become the first to embark upon the path of preaching the Dao. His courage and wisdom were truly admirable.
It was precisely because of this that the Great Dao granted this preacher, who had dared to take the first step, a generous reward—Great Dao Merit.
"Hehehe, since this is the Great Dao's generous gift, then I'll gladly accept it!"
Lin Tian secretly rejoiced, but quickly calmed down.
After careful consideration, he decided not to use this Great Dao Merit to break through his cultivation bottleneck for the time being.
After all, he knew that while merit possessed the miraculous effect of raising a cultivator's strength, it could also become heavy shackles binding a cultivator's path forward.
Once he became too deeply tainted by the Great Dao's aura, surpassing the Great Dao in the future would likely become far more difficult.
"If the Great Dao found out that I took its merit, it would probably be furious to death, right? Hahaha!!!"
With a flash, Lin Tian vanished.
After Lin Tian left, the enormous cocoon trembled slightly a few times before returning to normal.
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